Keller Williams (of String Cheese Incident) www.scifidelity.com "Old Lady from Carlsbad" from the album "Laugh" (2002) Transcribed by Adam Lawrence (AdamL84@nycap.rr.com) Please email me if you have any suggestions/comments/corrections. Keep in mind that I am a sax player by trade, guitar is not my strong suit! This is a pretty straight-forward folk song using only the I, IV and V chords, key of F major. Emphasis is on the off-beats throughout the song. ---- = 1 beat tempo = 120 Intro: |--1---1---1-----|--1---1---------| |--1---1---1-----|--1---144-------| |----------------|----------312---| |----------------|-------------32-| |-------------05-|----------------| |1-----------3---|1---------------| Verse: Met an old lady from Carlsbad who got bit on the ankle by a spider F Bb C Swelled on up to about the size of her knee F C Carryin' clothes in a plastic bag and breathin' kinda heavy F Bb Havin' a hard day it was plain to see F C F Transition (just after previous "F" chord) |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |------0-3-------| |---1-3----------| |1-3-------------| She said "Somebody stole my shopping cart, it sittin' outside the door. Bb F I don't understand who could be so cruel!" F C She said "Karma is a serious thing and a force to be reckoned with, and, Bb F Bb Well, the whippersnapper that took it is a fool!" F C F Transition (just after previous "F" chord) |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |------0-3-------| |---1-3----------| |1-3-------------| And now I'm walkin' with an old lady down to the corner bus stop C F Talkin' 'bout Jesus and how her heart he won Bb F C Talkin' with an old lady down at the corner bus stop Bb F Bb She said "'Spect you a miracle for the deed you done!" F C F End (just after previous "F" chord) |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |------0-3-------| |---1-3----------| |1-3-------------| That's it! Enjoy! -And remember, "Karma is a serious thing and a force to be reckoned with!"